WEBVTT Confetti and cheers welcomed the state's new biggest Powerball winner Monday! But once Lerynne West reached the podium - the mother of 3 and grandmother of 6 - quickly showed what is most important to her. <I WILL USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT OTHERS.> West has already created the Callum Foundation. < ) A GRANDSON OF MINE WHO WAS BORN IN APRIL. HE WAS BORN AT 24 WEEKS AND HE LIVED FOR ONE DAY, AND SO THAT FOUNDATION IS TO HONOR HIM AND TO DO GOOD FOR OTHERS.> West's announcement brought tears to everyone's eyes - especially her daughter's. <WE GOT TO HAVE HIM FOR 23 HOURS, AND SO TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE SO LITTLE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LEGACY WITH HIS NAME HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE IS AWESOME.> Callum's impact is already far reaching - <I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL.> And has special meaning for Samantha Brumbaugh. She knows the emotional toll of having a premature baby. Her daughter Brailey was just born at 31 weeks. < ) WE DO THE BEST WE CAN. AND JUST KNOWING I CAN'T DO ANYTHING OT HELP HER ANYMORE IS REALLY HARD. I JUST HAVE TO TRUST THE NURSES HERE AND KNOW SHE IS IN REALLY GOOD HANDS.> One in 10 babies in the U.S. are born premature. 35 babies - including Brailey - are in the NICU right now at Blank Children's hospital. <WE HAVE BABIES THAT ARE VERY ACUTELY ILL. SOME ARE VENTILATOR DEPENDENT.> It's an emotional roller coaster many families have to endure - but Brumbaugh is grateful that Iowa's newest millionaire is turning her family's tragic loss into something positive for other Central Iowa families. <FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO HONOR HIM WITH THIS MONEY IS WONDERFUL.>

Jonathan Moss claimed the first of eight top prizes in the Iowa Lottery's $300,000 Platinum Cash scratch game that debuted last month. Moss bought the winning ticket at a Hy-Vee gas station in Altoona and claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Clive.

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The game is a $30 scratch ticket. More information on it and the number of prizes still available can be found online at www.ialottery.com.

The Iowa Lottery says that, since its start in 1985, players have won more than $4.2 billion in prizes. The lottery also has raised more than $1.9 billion for state programs, including support for public schools and veterans and their families.